# The High Court in Johannesburg has found a dispute of facts in ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula’s defamation case against ANC National Executive Committee member Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. She has accused Mbalula of vote-buying during the party’s 2022 Nasrec conference. Acting Judge Henno Viljoen has ordered oral hearings, saying the dispute cannot be resolved through written […]
# The National Shelter Movement has accused government of failing to prevent gender-based violence, saying authorities continue to react only after women have been harmed. The organisation, representing about 100 shelters, points to the bodies of women found in Ekurhuleni and Soweto since July. It says President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address last week offered audits and […]
# The National Union of Mineworkers declared support for World Day for Decent Work on Wednesday and calls on workers to join nationwide pickets led by COSATU. NUM’s Mpho Phakedi says decent work remains critical amid unemployment, poverty and inequality, demanding living wages, safe workplaces and respect for collective bargaining and the right to strike. […]
# Die Regterlike Dienskommissie begin vandag in Sandton, Johannesburg, met onderhoude om drie vakatures in die Appèlhof te vul. Vyf kandidate sal vir Suid-Afrika se tweede hoogste hof ondervra word: regters Gerald Bloem, Busisiwe Masipa, Ingrid Opperman, Violet Phatshoane en Esther Steyn. Hoofregter Mandisa Maya sal die proses van twee weke lei om 22 vakatures […]
# Die Vryemarkstigting sê die debat oor die Wysigingswet op Basiese Onderwyswette word voorgehou as ‘n stryd tussen die selfstandigheid van skoolbeheerliggame en staatsgesag, maar die werklike probleem lê in Suid-Afrika se gemengde stelsel van onderwysbestuur van 1996. Die wet het ten doel om bestuur in die onderwyssektor te versterk. Die stigting sê die probleem […]
# The City of Ekurhuleni mayoral committee member for Finance and Strategy, Jongizizwe Dlabathi, says the tabled 70.9-billion-rand budget for the 2026/27 financial year, will strengthen and rebuild municipal capacity. Dlabathi says the metro is addressing revenue collection shortfalls and liquidity pressures. He says the city has also reduced its borrowing requirements, while focusing on […]
# A Zero Carbon Analytics study shows that extreme weather is causing persistent food price increases as unprecedented temperatures disrupt supplies worldwide. The study found that almost all food price spikes documented this year, including staples like wheat, maize, cocoa and sugar, were linked to drought, heat and heavy rainfall. Analysts warn that climate change […]
# Die ANC bly hoopvol terwyl die party hom tot die Konstitusionele Hof wend in ‘n laaste poging om 181 kandidate te laat deelneem aan volgende maand se plaaslike regeringsverkiesing. Die party het die Onafhanklike Verkiesingskommissie se sperdatum van 28 Augustus misgeloop om sy proporsionele verteenwoordigingslyste in ses munisipaliteite in te dien. Die Kieshof het […]
# Die verhoor van die beskuldigdes in die moorde op die kletsrymer Kiernan “AKA” Forbes en Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane begin vandag in die Hooggeregshof in Durban. Sewe beskuldigdes staan tereg op aanklagte insluitend sameswering om moord te pleeg, moord, poging tot moord en vuurwapenoortredings. Die broers Siyabonga en Malusi Ndimande, wat in November verlede jaar […]
